Since Friday's drawing, ticket sales are at a frenzy. "They didn't believe me until they saw the ticket". Almost all winners opt for cash, but the annuity has advantages, as it reduces the tax bill a little and offers a stable flow of income that climbs by 5 percent annually.

"I never play, but we just kind of figured 'why not?'" Kagan added, noting that if she wins, she said that she would buy a school and build some homeless shelters.

The largest Mega Millions jackpot in history is up for grabs Tuesday night.

She became the first $1 million victor in the $150 Million Cash Explosion game, NC lottery officials said.

"I purchased the tickets because the jackpot is so big, an early retirement maybe", said Jon Thompson, "If I win, my family and close friends would be taken care of". The next biggest jackpot was a $1.586 billion Powerball drawing in January 2016. If they like privacy, they could buy their own private island.

"When they first opened I bought a scratch off here and it was $10,000", Beyeler said.

These totals will be subject to an additional state tax which will depend where you bought the ticket and/or where you reside.

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After federal taxes and state deductions, which vary across the USA , winners will generally end up with around half that amount. This made a Mega Millions ticket a one in 24 chance of being a victor of some amount when it used to be one in 14.7 odds.

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